the way we treat it. he was a champion for western massachusetts. not just with the infrastructure that's there, but when you thought of our colleges out there and the kind of infrastructure that gives people the opportunity for a good life and to advance in life, john olver's fingerprints were all over that. he took that same attention to detail he had in the mass legislation -- legislature and used it in appropriations with great effect. john and barny, i wish them both well. they deserve it and they will continue to be productive, helping our state and helping the people in our state in other capacities. and with that i will yield back the balance of my time. mr. markey: i thank the gentleman. and i now yield to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. tierney. mr. tierney: i thank the gentleman, mr. markey, for recognizing me at this point in time for the special order. you know, we did a little research, so we wouldn't stand up here, because i know both john and barney are sticklers for detail. so a little research, found a special order of some ti

they were ratifying the constitution. massachusetts was very resistant. the supporters would control the mail. the pennsylvania minority for the ratification circulated throughout the country except in massachusetts. they held it up because they did not want it to enter discourse before they voted they would control the flow of news that this helps us to see the connection between the free flow of information which is different from today. >> you are right, besides printers they're not people employed. maybe the cousins coming once or twice a week to make sure the essay looked good but there were no reporters or editors. 1774 we know isiah thomas was outside the print shop in cambridge. we know that not because he said he filed the eyewitness report, only because the customs official that was chased by the crowd said it was mr. thomas who got them upset at me. >> the whole notion of journalism, early in the republic the first time people who own newspapers who have not been trained as printers. perhaps jussive creeley's who was a magistrate justice of the

the gentleman from massachusetts. >> no more speakers. i would like to close by thanking those members who spoke on behalf of mr. o'neill and thanking the speaker and minority leader for bringing this bill to the floor and congratulating the o'neill family. most of you know the o'neill family and i will tell you tip would be proud of them. from the ones he knew and the ones he didn't know as well and everyone that i know is good, solid, people know what they're doing and who they represent because they see me on a regular basis and i thank him for being so tenacious to remind us that tip o'neill, who he was, what he was, living in his shadow and living the type of life he would have been proud of. i also want to close by simply saying again thank you for this congress for providing not just me but all of us the opportunity to have these debates, have these discussions, have these fights, there's nothing wrong with a good fight over important issues and to understand each of us brings to this body what to the deal brought to this party and

those words were spoken by the brilliant 18th century massachusetts governor thomas hutchenson, and i'll tell you more about him later. let me tell you what else he said because the words hold true today as much as they did then in 1774. governor hutchenson said you can take the happiest and most comfortable people and use malicious, rhetorical skills to arouse popular discontent with their government, with their rulers, with everything around them, even themselves. this is one of the weaknesses, he said, these are his words "one of the weaknesses of human nature of which ambitious politicians make you to serve their purposes." i year before he uttered those words, a group of boston rebel rowsers convinced americans they were miserable, and to quote hitchenson again, "those who think they are misrabble are so despite real evidence to the contrary." now, i doubt if there's a single one of today's tea party patriots who knew what the original tea party and tea party movement were about. far from being patriots, the original tea partyers were smugglers. some of them, among the wealthiest me

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we have the massachusetts democratic machine on their side. he big question. >> let's talk about that machine. because what we hear now from the massachusetts democrats, and they said it on twitter, bring it on. after this kerry employment second of state was brought on. they feel confident. they say we have a voter registration advantage. we're not going to get caught on the blind side like in 2010. but scott brown has a high approval rating in the state. can the massachusetts democratic machine turn out a marquis or lynch victory over scott brown inspect are they strong enough to do that? >> no question about it, they need to find somebody. one of the reasons elizabeth warren did so well is because people were passionate about her. 2 machine only comes out if people are really truly excited about a candidate. and they were about warren from the get-go. if they don't feel that way, especially in the special election when voter turnout is going to be low, anyway, it's going to be scott brown's to lose. >> and lastly, i'll just ask you, what is

he liked the massachusetts troops. the democratic. he did not wear the red color. he had things that were not as easy to see in the woods. they liked him so much that when he was killed, they put a memorial tablet, the massachusetts house, the assembly, but a tablet in westminster abbey. the tablet was enormously impressive. he was the hero of his two younger brothers. the younger brothers, one of them an admiral, a commander of the british navy during that time. answer william howell, the general at bunker hill and other battles. -- sir william hall. -- howell. they did not want to win the revolution unless it made it possible for americans and the british to have an effective and solid union. i think he wanted to win it in a way the americans would say we have been outmaneuver or we cannot win this. but he did not want anything that was an inconclusive bloody mess. unfortunately, for the british, that meant he did not try as hard as another general might have. >> you have a quotation from door to washington from december 1775. a chapter 22, i want to read it. "if

president obama announced the massachusetts as his choice for secretary of state. kerry appeared with the president at the white house this morning. the son of a diplomat, the 69- year-old democratic senator is a decorated vietnam veteran and currently chair us the attorney relations committee and has represented massachusetts in the senate since 19 85. >> i he's a -- he's a perfect choice to guide diplomacy in the years ahead. >> kerry is expected to be easily confirmed by his senate colleagues. he would replace hillary clinton who is stepping down in january. >>> as christmas gets closer, tensions are high at a mall in newark. we'll tell you why police were called this morning to take care of a crowd that wanted a sneaker. >>> old man winter is awake today. roark -- roque is rosemary orose zoe is tracking the -- rosemary orozco is tracking the storm. safeway will help you gather everyone round. a smoked, shank half ham is only 99 cents a pound. get breyer's ice cream for $2.88 and dessert will surely shine. make it a grand finale with starbucks just $6.99. turns o

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the massachusetts democrat has served in the senate for almost 30 years.s been chairman of the senate foreign relations committee for the past four years. the massachusetts governor duvall patrick would name a replacement until a special election. >>> outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton is resting at home after suffering a concussion. she's been battling a stomach virus and fainted after becoming dehydrated. her office said it's not severe but will skip he her appearance in front of house foreign affairs committee this week. she was scheduled to testify on thursday about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya on september 11th. >>> more gunshots. this time the frightening incident was at a shopping mall parking lot at newport beach, california. a man in the parking lot fired 50 shots in the air. this happened yesterday. stores that were filled with with holiday shoppers, those doors were locked quickly. no one was hit by the bullets, but one person suffered minor injuries getting out of the way. the suspect is in custody, but police ha

sherman: i yield four minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for four minutes. >> i thank the gentleman very much. the language which is in question here is language which was heard by mr. barton and i in 1999 as part of the consideration of the graham-leach-bliley bill. mr. markey: the language had, for privacy, none had been included in the senate, none had been included in the rest of the process. but as the bill came to the energy and commerce committee in 1999, mr. barton and i, we added privacy language. believing that as companies are able to consolidate, banking records, insurance records, brokerage records, the physical examinations of customers and their medical secrets, that there should be privacy here. we were no longer talking about just going into a bank and having old mr. wentwort there that you and your family had known your entire life and you trusted him and there was actually a whole long family history. that is no longer the case. we're now basically liv

the massachusetts democrat became the front runner when u.n. ambassador susan rice removed her name from consideration. lawmakers were unhappy after statements been the attack in benghazi. secretary of state hillary clinton is set to retire in the next few weeks. she is actually recovering at home after a concussion caused by when she fainted. dehydration from a stomach virus caused clinton to pass out. an aide says she will work from home next week. clinton is not expected to testify at congressional hearings thursday on he benghazi terror attacks. >>> some big names are looking to get in on the hostess brand business. bloomberg reports growinger and wal-mart are among in 24 companies bidding for the twirvegie maker's assets. a the largest bread-baking company in the world is also interested, along with food producers, conagra and flowers foods and the baker of little debbie snacks, hostess, filed for bankruptcy amid a nationwide worker strike. bidding could go as high as a billion dollars. >> let's check on our weather with leigh glaser. >> l

meghan is chairman of the massachusetts alliance at college republicans. jake wagner is chairman of the new hampshire federation of college republicans. welcome all three. nice to talk with you. so glad we were able to do this. i've been looking forward to it. alex appearedder, let me start with you because young voters were so drawn to president obama once again this year. not as much so as in 2008, but a big advantage over governor romney. 59 to 37%. why do you think that was? >> you know, we were able to make strides among the youth, decreasing the president's lead from 2008. this year we carried 37% of all 18 to 29-year-olds. this was a big accomplishment for the republican national college commit. we had our largest field staff out. 63 field reps in 25 battle ground states and together they produced about 7.2 million live voter contacts and recruited 52,000 new cr's. so we were tremendously proud of our field efforts. and i think that's largely what you see reflected in those numbers. if you really break down those numbers, though, governor romney made

when you look ahead to the governor's race, in massachusetts. which is the our office, and it is not a super strong field and the fact that there is not a hugely strong field, has been the background sub text of this fight. so i agree with you. i don't think scott brown is anything but a sure bet. but at the same time, it is not clear if there is something formidable. >> thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. a republican congressman will join me to talk about what happens if we do know through the fiscal curb. and later, a last word exclusive. the warrants of jordon davis shot and killed in florida last month. >> in the rewrite, how mean is grow ver norqu iflt st? question? anyone have occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas, bloating? yeah. one phillips' colon health probiotic cap each day helps defend against these digestive issues with three strains of good bacteria. approved! [ phillips' lady ] live the regular life. phillips'. darrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ mom ] things are sometimes a little tigh

when you look ahead to the governor's race, in massachusetts. which is the our office, and it is not a super strong field and the fact that there is not a hugely strong field, has been the background sub text of this fight. so i agree with you. i don't think scott brown is anything but a sure bet. but at the same time, it is not clear if there is something formidable. >> thank you for joining me tonight. coming up. a republican congressman will join me to talk about what happens if we do know through the fiscal curb. and later, a last word exclusive. the warrants of jordon davis shot and killed in florida last month. ♪ [ male announcer ] jill and her mouth have lived a great life. but she has some dental issues she's not happy about. so i introduced jill to crest pro-health for life. selected for people over 50. pro-health for life is a toothpaste that defends against tender, inflamed gums, sensitivity and weak enamel. conditions people over 50 experience. crest pro-health for life. so jill can keep living the good life. crest. life opens up when

ironically to say the massachusetts. [laughter] -- say the massachusetts. >> what d.c. re lifelike in salem massachusetts or wherever you land 10 years from now? >> what i'd like to do whenever we don't have to keep pushing the case like this, whenever we are not having to dedicate all of our time to getting out of the lingle pashtun legal tangle we are still and i'd like to have a small meditation center in salem were i could share my story to the people who are in desperate situations and to have anything else to rely on spring i guess you are talking about something as mundane as being in the bank and feeling a sense of anxiety, but i guess in a way all of this has prepared you for really mind over matter a lot of shit in your life, right? >> it has. it's like in prison, people would take how do you do it? and answer is you don't have a choice. you just keep putting one foot in front of the other doing whatever you have to, to survive. whenever you get out here, that's what you are still going. you just keep rolling with that same thing. >> danny and kelly, you guys p

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield 1 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. altmire. mr. altmire: mr. speaker, as we begin debate on this act, it's critical we understand just how important it is to our troops and to our country that we pass this legislation with a bipartisan vote. it's easy to get bogged down in partisanship on most issues, but this cannot be one of them. this legislation provides the men and women of our armed forces the necessary equipment and financial support to effectively carry out their duties while at the same time protecting all of our national security. our troops have proven time and again that they are the most skilled forces in the world but we must provide them with the necessary support to help them serve and protect our country. congress has an obligation to support the men and women who serve in the armed forces and who sacrifice so much for us every day. our country owes them more than we can ever repay and i strongly urge my colleagues to honor and resp

unanimous consent that the senator from alaska, new hampshire, rhode island, massachusetts be permitted to proceed in a colloquy for a period of about 15 minutes, with the understanding that at the end of it, we will enter into a quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kerry: i thank the chair. mr. president, i just begin by -- by saying very quickly that there is an amendment that has been brought forward to try to strike from an emergency assistance bill critical aid, aid that is frankly less than it ought to be in order to deal with the crisis of the fisheries, not of one state but of the entire new england region and of other regions in the country, pacific also and other parts of the country that have been hit. the fact is that in massachusetts, we have 77,000 jobs, several billion dollars, several billion dollar industry as part of our culture, part of

if you look up the massachusetts supreme court going out saying this is a constitutional right in the state of massachusetts, the next year 11 states had referendums banning same-sex marriage because voters don't like to have these things imposed on them from the top. it's better when they take part in the democratic process and it gains legitimacy. after 32 defeats at the ballot box in this last election, you had three states approve it. that's because people had a chance to make these decisions on their own and vote. >> chris: juan? >> first let me say this is a significant step by the court to agree to take this case. this is something the whole country is focused on, as you pointed out public opinion as shifted. the court has affirmative action and voting rights case so it's a significant turn for the supreme court on issues of equality. when it comes to this issue, it comes down to you -- you said abortion, people are thinking about a 1967 case, loving vs. virginia in which they said it's legal for people of different races to marry. is it the case that a gay couple has the same

to put susan rice on the sidelines, bring kerry out of the senate, open up the massachusetts seat for scott brown? >> there is always the back story in washington, and the kerry thing may be part of it. but there's something about susan rice that is off-putting to people, i don't have my arms about buying it if you cannot win over susan collins, who is a nice, reasonable person, she cannot be a very good ambassador in her own cause. >> and she is from maine. >> well, she is really from washington. but there must be something about her that antagonizes people. >> i think people are missing the point. i don't think the story is susan rice. the real story is the president paid he said himself in his press conference, don't pick on the little lady, pick on me. if you want to complain about what was said on the talk shows, the veracity of the administration talking about what happened in benghazi, pick on me. ok. he is the one who was responsible. what was told of the added states -- was told to the united states on that day was a fable. it began with the demonstration, it got out of hand,

the massachusetts specialty pharmacy at the center of the deadly meningitis outbreak earlier this year says it has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. the new england compounding center shut down after it was linked to the outbreak that killed 39 people and sickened hundreds more. health officials say the fafrm y pharmacy makes tainted vials of steroids and the company is facing 130 lawsuits. >>> there is word from london tonight that prosecutors are weighing whether to press charges against a pair of australian dejays over a radio hoax that happened days before one of kate middleton's nurses took her own life. the dejays impersonated the queen and prince charles, asking about kate's condition. they fooled that nurse who passed them through to a colleague who revealed kate's condition. scotland yard says it submitted the case to prosecutors to consider whether any potential offenses may have been committed. >>> it is not even christmas yet but pope benedict's former butler got what he was hoping for, a few days early. the pope met with him today granting him a pardon two months

who could always just change the law back so that there's not a special election and it becomes an appointment, again. yes, some dominos falling in massachusettsrry gets that post, particularly if there is an election, which is the state of the law right now. scott brown expected to run for it and about as strong a republican as you can get in the state of massachusetts. >> molly ball, thank you so much. lynn sweet, one of my favorite ladies. lynn, i did not get to ask you about your jesse jackson, but i would encourage folks to read on what you wrote over gesjesse jackson jr. over the past week or so. some very insightful reporting. >>> 31 days out to the fiscal cliff. we will go live to see what the president is saying to house leaders and whether that will keep us any further away from the edge. >>> also, how did the president capture the latino vote? was it as simple as embracing immigration reform or was it something else? we'll talk about that, as well. you're watching msnbc, the place for politics. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] everyone deserves the gift of all day pain relief. this season, discover aleve. all day pain relief with just two pil

look up 2003, the massachusetts supreme court went out and said, this is a constitutional right. state of massachusetts, the next year 11 states came out and had refer recommenendumrefe, because voters don't like these things imposed on them from the top and it works better when they get a chance to take part in the democratic process and it gains legitimacy of the result and you have seen the migration, after 32 defeats at the ballot box, you had three states approve it because people who had a chance to make these decisions on their own, and vote. >> chris: juan? >> well, first of all, let me say i think this is a significant step by the court to agree to take the case and is something the whole country is focused on and public opinion shifted and the court has an affirmative action case and voting rights case and, it is seen as a significant turn for the supreme court on issues of equality. when it comes to this issue, no, it comes down to, you said abortion, and i think a lot of people are thinking about 1967, loving versus virginia, and the court said, it is legal for people

the presiding officer: the senator from massachusetts. mr. kerry: mr. president, thank you. we are now, as everybody knows, on the convention -- on the disabilities convention. and it's my understanding we have about 48 minutes for each side. i would ask that the opponents of the treaty do what we normally do here, which is go back and forth from one side to the other. i notice there isn't anybody here for the other side, so what we'll do is use up a component of our time and then because they're not -- i think it would be fair not to chew up the time in a quorum call. so i would ask that if they are not ready to speak, to use their time that the quorum call be charged against them because i don't think we should give up our time as a result of their simply not being here. so i'd ask unanimous consent that if there is a quorum and we're not speaking, the time be charged to their side. the presiding officer: is there objection? mr. lugar: reserving the trite to object. the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. lugar: reserve the righ

>> the population centers, the biggest populations were pennsylvania and virginia. massachusetts had a good size population. west virginia was growing by leaps and bounds as people went south through pennsylvania and virginia to the western part of north carolina. a lot of the colonies were very small. so they had no real impact in bringing a revolution about. new hampshire and rhode island to a certain extent. new jersey and georgia was very small in population. what i call vanguard colonies were massachusetts, connecticut, virginia and south carolina. not new york and pennsylvania, important as their word, because they were too divided. the vanguards were out in front. >> what were the 500,000 that were not white? >> blacks, free blacks, 50,000 may be. black slaves, 450,000. >> who were responsible for bringing the black slaves to america? >> a lot of people. a lot of people who regretted that they had. a lot of the merchants were quakers bringing slaves in. and then there would not do that after a certain point. in the beginning they were. the british and the french had the la

one of the most vocal voices was from holyoke massachusetts. they were ingenious lee is specifically designed for industry. it was hoped to be greater than the urban centers. holyoke was the greatest potential power of new england. the dam the connecticut river on the right is at the crest of a 60-foot fall capable of generating 30,000-horsepower that was the power of 300 mills. the cotton lords that created holyoake devised a three tiered canal system. it does not show on this map the connecticut river could be used over three times. holyoke made offers to the manufacturers in the valley. skinner is the only one who expected the offer and moved he is the only one who survives. skinner needed money and water power. skinnerville he would have to rely on steam to rebuild because the reservoir would not be rebuilt. going forward with the dry season when the river ran though, skinner would have to supplement with steam which was very expensive. for his amount of debt it was too expensive. he would have to rebuild the entire infrastructure of the vil

the support. in 1982 race for lieutenant governor of massachusetts. e job wasn't much, but at least it was something. but the odds were long. there were a lot of ambitious democrats in massachusetts. and they all had the same idea. kerry had trouble qualifying for the ballot. he was an afterthought at the state convention. if he lost the primary, he'd probably be done for good. somehow he pulled out that race with less than 30% of the vote in the primary. all that got him was the lieutenant governors office which has snuffed out a few promising careers before. but there was an unexpected senate opening. without that twist, he might be in

paul solman sat down with the always outspoken massachusetts democrat barney frank. >> the notion that people would not go along with an important public policy because i hurt their feelings, i don't think that's true. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... >> this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ifill: a major winter storm surged into the midwest and northeast, fouling flight schedules and ruining road conditions on this day after christmas. the huge weather system left a trail of destruction in the gulf coast region and at least six people dead. >> oh, wow, oh jesus, look at that tornado. >> ifill: the calm of christmas night was shattered by tornadoes dropping from the sky across much of the deep south. this one hit near downtown mobile, alabama, ripping apart a church, a high school and a number of homes. at least 34 tw

the most. academic inequality is also climbing. in massachusetts as an example, over the past two decades, the number of higher degrees rose 9%. in the middle fifth of households, that went up 14. in the top quartile, 22% of folks there were able to gain degrees. joining me via skype is david rhode. an extensive series about inequal in the u.s., also a two-time pulitzer prizewinner. thanks for being with us today. first off, i want to ask you, you say in your series here that the federal government has emerged as one of the most potent factor driving income inequality. what do you mean? >> this has to do with the first story in the series, which is about tax equality. we did find the bush era tax cuts and sort of increased incomes at the top, that was a factor in reducing inequality, so it can be something that the government can do to mitigate. we tried to look at data in our series. we didn't want to be partisan about this. one factor that can help is tax policy, but the broader issue is jobs. people at the top are earning much more than they eve

this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> massachusetts congressman ed markey announced today his candidacy for the united states senate seat held by john kerry who president obama has nominated for secretary of state. markey is a friend and respected guest on "hardball" and has been in the house since 1976. he's the dean of the massachusetts delegation, and he has the best values of anybody i know in politics. if he gets the democratic nomination for the senate, he could wind up running against scott brown who won the seat in 2010, then lost it last month. the special election is likely to take place this june. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to "hardball." when john boehner failed to bring his so-called plan "b" to a vote last week because he didn't have enough republican support to pass it, the speaker abdicated his role in the fiscal cliff talks. he said it was up to the u.s. senate and the white house to do something. the sad reality is that boehner is leading a dysfunctional caucus with a vocal minority of tea partiers who can hold up the chances for any deal. today ha

. >>> the longest-serving member of congress from massachusetts is the first to announce he'll run for john kerry's senate seat. ed markey was just elected to his 19th term with 76% of the vote. kerry, as you know, is president obama's pick to succeed hillary clinton as secretary of state. if and when he's confirmed, that senate job will pass to a replacement chosen by the massachusetts governor. then to a win ere of a special election a few months later. a regular election will be held in 2014 when kerry's term would have ended. >>> should teachers be armed in the classroom? big question, lots of answers. about 200 educators in utah are mulling that over today after attending classes on firearm use and safety. the course of geared toward teachers. instructors are not trying to persuade teachers to carry guns in schools, but to provide the information and training they need in the wake of the newtown massacre. the classes have been going on for some time and some teachers are sold on the idea of arming themselves. others simply want to explore their options. >> i think it's important t

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they can stay in flight take a look at this this little guy is one of two robots revealed by the massachusetts company sayf i work and what it does what makes this different is a single battery will keep the drone up for fifteen minutes but this could be extended indefinitely by hot swapping batteries at the control station so the days of a short drone flight are or soon could be over and indefinite drones can only mean one more thing more surveillance. and that's not all we're learning about. yesterday the electronic frontier foundation released thousands of pages. a new drone license records and a map to track to track these aircraft and they show extensive military flights in u.s. airspace they also show an alarming lack of transparency from local law enforcement agencies quote more disturbing than these proposed uses the fact that some law enforcement agencies like the orange county florida sheriff's department and mesa county colorado sheriff have chosen arbitrarily to withhold some or in orange county's case almost all information about their drone flights including what type of drone th

professor and former chairman of the massachusetts port authority, james fay, published a report outlining dangers of an lng explosion in boston harbor. >> you just have to look at the population of people out of doors in a space like this. anyone within a half mile of the water fronlt could be hurt. >> 2015, boston harbor. a 1,000-foot tanker carrying lng sails at five knots into boston harbor, nearby downtown and logan airport, all densely populated. as is normal when an lng tanker approaches the harbor, no other traffic is allowed on the water. security is tight. >> helicopters are overhead. the roads are closed on the side. bridges are closed. there is a moving security cordon on either side of the vessel. >> but the massive security presence is looking the wrong way. a radicalized crew member has planted a bomb next to one of the lng tanks. >> it doesn't take very much to blast a very big hole in the side of a tanker. >> the bomb's explosion splits the side of one of the tanks, and the lng pours out. it ignites, rupturing the other tank. >> once that occurred, then you're looking at w

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. >> i would go to the massachusetts general hospital state hospitals they were in danger of themselveshers. it has become much harder to do. not something any psychiatrist ever does lightly. the dilemma for a parent is you are in these terrible relationships because of the rise of civil liberties and based on what we had in the 50s of the abuse of incarceration of the mentally ill. it becomes impossible. >> so what are families to do? let's ask psycho therapist and school counselor. >> we are talking about a possible asperger's angle here. there's no evidence -- >> i have gotten e-mails from people about that. there is no evidence that somebody with asperger's has violent behaviors. they might have social awkwardness but to link the two is premature. >>> getting back to the root causes of this type of thing. a lot of people are pointing to the changing culture. the shooter played violent video games. these games do not want to hear any link between twot. >> i talk to parents about this all of the time. i have young kids and i see my kid's friends playing these violent video games. noth

after rice's announcement yesterday, the massachusetts democratic party tweeted this. bring it on. in case you're wondering, the way the math works, assuming john kerry's resigned the senate seat after he's confirmed and that happens around january 20th, 21st. we're looking at a mid to late june special election in massachusetts. finally, another day, another rhetorical standoff if you will between president obama and house speaker john boehner as the country moves another day closer to tumbling off this fiscal cliff. boehner met with the president for 50 minutes in the oval office yesterday evening. it was as much about how to negotiate as what to negotiation. that's what the standoff is over, they don't even know how to trade proposals. boehner was invited to the white house yesterday and you could tell as he whipped out a paul ryan style chart. >> here we are at the 11th hour, and the president still isn't serious about dealing with this issue right here. it's this issue. spending. >> but as the day wore on and the president knew he was going to get a face to face with gainer, he